Buenos Aires vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Buenos Aires	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1247	$723
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3037	$1750
🏠 One person rent	$555	$281
🏘️ Family rent	$961	$453
🍽️ Food expenses	$463	$309
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$824	$454
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	79	39
😀 Quality of life	77	61
🏙️ Population	3.12M	236K

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 72% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 4647th and 7140th ($1247 vs $723) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Argentina and Botswana, respectively. Check Argentina vs Botswana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Buenos Aires compared to 0.6 months in Gaborone. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 1053rd and 5784th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Buenos Aires	Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.1	$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$5.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.85	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.15	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.05	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$583	$279
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$180
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1068	$475
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$729	$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.4	$37
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.7	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	42.38%	10.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$1314
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1815	$1290
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25	$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.35	$20.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.89	$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$5.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.84	$4.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.12	$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.9	$4.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.71	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.4	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.36	$0.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.7	$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.2	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$13	$4.68
👖 Brand Jeans	$113	$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$440	$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7057	$2568

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Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Villa Dominico	$859
11 km or 7 mi	Lanus	$955
13 km or 7.9 mi	Wilde	$788
13 km or 8.1 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$929
14 km or 8.7 mi	Caseros	$970
14 km or 8.8 mi	Florida Este	$914
14 km or 8.9 mi	Ciudad Madero	$1003
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bernal	$693
15 km or 9.4 mi	Monte Chingolo	$909
15 km or 9.6 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$1020
17 km or 10 mi	La Tablada	$1035
17 km or 10 mi	Quilmes	$610
18 km or 11 mi	Ramos Mejia	$1001
18 km or 11 mi	San Justo	$1082
19 km or 12 mi	El Palomar	$979
19 km or 12 mi	Temperley	$920
19 km or 12 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$928
19 km or 12 mi	San Isidro	$872
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Evita	$998
19 km or 12 mi	San Francisco Solano	$853
20 km or 12 mi	Villa Luzuriaga	$1001
20 km or 13 mi	Rafael Calzada	$920
22 km or 13 mi	Isidro Casanova	$1008
22 km or 13 mi	Ezpeleta	$733
22 km or 14 mi	Moron	$1048
24 km or 15 mi	San Fernando de la Buena Vista	$863
24 km or 15 mi	Florencio Varela	$927
24 km or 15 mi	Burzaco	$920
24 km or 15 mi	Berazategui	$784
25 km or 15 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$984
25 km or 16 mi	Rafael Castillo	$977
25 km or 16 mi	Monte Grande	$939
29 km or 18 mi	Ezeiza	$948
29 km or 18 mi	Longchamps	$923
29 km or 18 mi	Libertad	$972
31 km or 19 mi	Gonzalez Catan	$961
32 km or 20 mi	Glew	$923
32 km or 20 mi	Merlo	$959
36 km or 23 mi	Jose C. Paz	$945
37 km or 23 mi	Virrey del Pino	$948

Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$663
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$691
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$691
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$903
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$994
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$615
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$950
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$1015
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$912
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$549
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$997
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$1031
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$590
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$1104
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$851
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$742
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$784
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$872
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$811
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$875
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$902
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$632
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$904
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$660
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$607
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$632
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$494
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$611
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$882
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$796
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$912
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1014
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$565